trolhas_no_barreiro 0 - 5 Portucale (393055262)

30000 punters turned up at obra 12 stadium, and despite threatening clouds on the horizon, no rain came. Hugo Wolfsdorf was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bruno Durastante and Vinko Žodan. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for trolhas_no_barreiro. Lineup: Pommier - Binder, Cariboni, Englert - Kanervala, Esperto, Johansen, Zanola, Sviderskiy - Keskiner, Las Heras Tomás.

Portucale had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Picanço - Catanzaro, Neves Ferreira - Ciocan, Lemming, Ernesto, Pinto, Ferreira Tomás - Tuschl, Teodorescu, Fischbek.

trolhas_no_barreiro used their skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of their opponents all over the field. After the game, the most discussed event will probably be the penalty given after 4 minutes that gave the visitors the 0 - 1 lead. Despite the controversy, O. Fischbek struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. Portucale's C. Ernesto left the field after 18 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was M. Guilhermo. At this time in the match, trolhas_no_barreiro were using their skill at pressing to successfully stifle the game. After 24 minutes, P. Las Heras Tomás got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. With 28 minutes played, Portucale put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. The scorer was C. Neves Ferreira. At this point, it was obvious that the players of Portucale lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. Given a free kick close to the byline, Portucale tried a move that loyal fans may recognise from training. A pass to the side pulled the defence out of position which let C. Neves Ferreira slip through on goal. He didn't have to break his stride, and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 0 - 3, 29 minutes into the game. Ş. Teodorescu left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 36 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. S. Stöckl was the replacement. After a short break after 36 minutes, Portucale seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. Content with how the game was proceeding, the Portucale coach let A. Carvalho replace J. Picanço after 36 minutes. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 3. Possession in this half belonged to Portucale, who controlled the ball 61 percent of the time.

With 57 minutes played, B. Zanola's free kick looked like a certain goal for trolhas_no_barreiro, but to his teammates' dismay, the keeper managed to tip it wide. 79 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 4 as M. Guilhermo finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. With 82 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed O. Fischbek of Portucale to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 5. The pressing tactics used by trolhas_no_barreiro were successful as the ball remained close to the half way line at all times. Portucale had most of the ball, with 63 percent of possession.

The most dominating trolhas_no_barreiro player was without a doubt M. Keskiner. L. Pommier turned in a dismal performance, however. Most important Portucale player was O. Fischbek. A. Carvalho on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 5.